Chuck Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chuck Wilson
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1954(1954-02-08)
Age	70
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Chuck Wilson Biography

Chuck Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Sports Journalist who was born on February 8, 1954 in Massachusetts, United States. Chuck Wilson was born February 8th, 1954 in Massachusetts The youngest of three sons born to the Late Eleanor Wilson and Melvin Wilson. Mel Wilson was a physicist and was a national authority on Aurora borealis (known as Northern lights).

In July of 1981, WEAN radio in Providence, Rhode Island reached out to Wilson and asked him to be a sports reporter on the afternoon drives and to launch the nightly sport talk program (the market didn’t have one). “I informed WEAN that If they wanted show that was full of sizzle and flash but they wouldn’t like me to do it,’ said Wilson. “I told them that I wanted to present a program geared toward guests that treated the viewers to be treated with dignity.’ “Chuck Wilson on Sports” covered twenty wire stories over its initial three years. It was the first to accurately report on the delay of the Hearns-Hagler bout. “At the time I was on air (to inform the public of the fact that the match in Detroit was delayed) The promoter (Bob Arum) was in Detroit declaring that the fight would go in progress. In the evening, Goody and Pat Petronelli (Hagler’s handlers) called me and said , ‘Chuck, keep in contact with us this evening. It’s clear that you are more aware of what’s happening that we.’ “If you hustle, you get a lot of breaks like that, said Wilson.” The Providence Journal reported that “Wilson has steadily built a world-class program in Providence. It’s not just that he has regular quality guests, but that he’s allowed local callers the chance to speak with stars like John Wooden, Al McGuire, Red Barber, Ted Williams, Marvelous Marvin Hagler…or that “Chuck Wilson on Sports” has been able to break some major stories within this market…or that it’s that is involved within the world of reporting on sports and not just in chatting with callers. ….It’s this show that has carved out its own niche, without the need to resort to the use of gimmicks. There are no laugh tracks. No screams. No snarking at callers” The Boston Globe wrote: “Wilson was a pioneer in having guests of high quality from other media outlets: The (Boston) Globe’s Bob Ryan, football guru Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN’s Peter Gammons, and local Providence writers were frequent guests”. The Providence Journal wrote “Wilson’s logical, even-handed approach and sharp interviewing technique have served him well…Last fall (1984), it claimed more adult male listeners during its time period than any other program in the market.”

In 1988, WICE became the flagship station for the first (and only) season of the New England Steamrollers in the Arena Football League. Chuck Wilson called the play-by-play and former NFL All-Pro safety Tim Fox provided the analysis. Wilson also hosted and co-produced the weekly coach’s show on WNAC-TV with Coach Babe Parilli. Wilson also appeared once a week on as a featured co-host on a “Live” call-in segment on WLNE-TV’s Sunday night sports wrap-up show from October 1988 to December 1989.

In November 1991, Chuck Wilson was the first host hired for the start-up of the ESPN Radio Network. “Applications for the ESPN jobs flooded the network’s offices —- more than 200 from all over the country. But Wilson was the first to be chosen…and he hadn’t applied. He never even auditioned.” John Walsh, Executive Editor of ESPN told the Providence Journal “We knew Chuck had a terrific program in Rhode Island. We chose him because we liked his knowledge, his news instincts, his writing, the feel of his voice and his literate approach to the program.”

Chuck Wilson’s career in broadcasting began in January 1976 with WBBF radio station in Rochester, New York. “I had just come out from Ithaca College and was in an interview with the general manager,” Wilson explained Wilson. “The anchor of the news came rushing into the room and left at 3:00. I stayed on to do the news at 4 o’clock.” The Station’s radio sister station switched its format to an all-news channel as WNWZ, Wilson co-anchored afternoon drive for the NBC “News and Information” affiliate. He was later promoted to Sports Director, and was responsible for delivering news on 16 sports, seven each week, on six nights. After NBC stopped its all-news formatin 1978, Wilson came back to WBBF. Then, in May of 1978 Wilson was hired by newstalk channel WROC (later to be changed into WPXN). From September to September, Chuck Wilson added TV to his resume. He joined WHEC-TV providing six p.m. as well as 11 p.m. Saturday evening sportscasts on the most popular weekend newscast in the market. In July of 1980, Wilson left both his TV and radio positions for WSAY as Sports Director . He was responsible for delivering live commentaries during the drive time and hosting a weekly sports talk show called “Chuck Wilson on Sports”. TV/Radio reviewer Rudy Martzke wrote “With all the national guests Chuck Wilson has lined up, his sports talk show would do well on a big city station.” He was fired from his job due to an economic crisis six months later. Within three months the station hired him again. In 1983 The Rochester Times-Union wrote “Chuck Wilson ….is probably this town’s all-time best radio sports talk show host.”

Chuck Wilson Net Worth

Chuck Wilson is one of the richest Sports Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chuck Wilson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chuck Wilson (born February 8 1954) is an award-winning journalist as well as a hosts a sports radio talk show. Wilson was the first host at the time that ESPN Radio Network was launched. ESPN Radio Network debuted on January 4, 1992 and has over 20 years of experience with national radio including 17 years working for ESPN. In December of 2009 Sports Illustrated.com named Wilson the runner-up in their contest for “Best National Radio Host” of the decade.

Chuck Wilson grew up in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and attended Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts. He played basketball, football, and was part of the club golf squad. Wilson completed his degree in the year 1972. He then went on to Ithaca College. Chuck has been a part of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1981. He joined the Society in 1993. was appointed an Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport. From 2001 until 2006, he served as an advisor on the panel of the Center for Sports Parenting.

In 1985, WEAN was sold and in 1986, Wilson and morning sportscaster Eric Reid were among the final news staffers let go when the conversion from a news- talk-sports format to an automated, big band-nostalgia format was finished. Wilson’s show was number one on the AM dial from 5-8 pm with male listeners.” Wilson’s show returned to the air on WICE Radio on October 27, 1986. In the spring 1987 Arbitron © ratings, the show posted the station’s highest-rated hours. “Measuring total audience share among listeners 12 years and older, Wilson earned an 8.6 rating in the 6-7 p.m. hour and an 8.4 rating in the 7-8 p.m. hour.” (the next highest-rated hour on the station was a 1.8 share). “In the category of “Men, 18-34”, a key demographic with advertisers, the ratings were more produced still.”. In September 1987, after the ratings were released, “Chuck Wilson on Sports’ expanded to three hours beginning an hour earlier at 5:00 p.m.

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In addition to co-hosting Gamenight, Wilson hosted the acclaimed “ESPN Classic Presents the Legends on ESPN Radio”, in which he conducted in-depth, one-on- one interviews with legendary sports figures. The Los Angeles Times called it “an excellent weekly show.” In 2001, Wilson’s “Legends” interview with Jerry West was the only “Finalist” at the New York Festival International Awards for long-form interview series.

Facts & Trivia

Chuck Ranked on the list of most popular Sports Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chuck Wilson celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

Chuck Wilson joined XM Satellite Radio (now SiriusXM) in September, 2005 in a part-time role for the network’s baseball channel MLB Home Plate (now MLB Network Radio) and became full-time in February, 2006. He hosted “MLB on Deck”, “XM Hot Stove” and “MLB Postseason” and filled in on each of the other shows on the channel Wilson also was the primary fill-in for Charley Steiner on XM’s “Baseball Beat.” In addition, Wilson wrote, co-produced and narrated specials for the channel including “Yankee Stadium Remembered.” Wilson’s job was “eliminated” in November, 2008 after the Sirius/XM Satellite merger.